Overexpression of the Bt cry2Aa2 operon in chloroplasts leads to formation of insecticidal crystals

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 71-74

  De Cosa, Brandy ^a   Moar, William ^b   Lee, Seung Bum ^a   Miller, Michael ^b   Daniell, Henry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bt resistance; GM crops; Plastid transformation; Polycistrons

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHLOROPLAST; CISTRON; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; INSECT CONTROL; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PLASTID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CHLOROPLASTS; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECTICIDES; INSECTS; OPERON; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLANTS, TOXIC; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN FOLDING; SPODOPTERA; TOBACCO;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; HELICOVERPA ZEA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA;

EID: 0035162968     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/83559     Document Type: Article

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